History of the Atom

Our knowledge of the atom developed from scientific contributions over thousands of years and continues to grow. The purpose of this webquest is to gain an understanding of how the model of the atom has changed over time. This webquest will require you to learn information about several scientists and be able to share this knowledge through the use of a class wiki.




The Major Players


John Dalton

http://www.rsc.org/chemsoc/timeline//pages/1803.html
http://www.kentchemistry.com/links/AtomicStructure/dalton.htm

J.J. Thomson

http://www.aip.org/history/electron/jjhome.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum_pudding_model
http://www.kentchemistry.com/links/AtomicStructure/JJThompson.htm

Ernest Rutherford

http://www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer.php?mid=50
http://www.kentchemistry.com/links/AtomicStructure/RutherfordTutorial.htm

Niels Bohr

http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr162/lect/light/bohr.html



Other important scientists


Democritus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democritus#Atomic_hypothesis

James Chadwick

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Chadwick

Louis DeBroglie

http://www.kentchemistry.com/links/AtomicStructure/wavesElectrons.htm

Robert Millikan
http://www.kentchemistry.com/links/AtomicStructure/Millikan.htm

Erwin Schrodinger and Werner Heisenberg

http://www.kentchemistry.com/links/AtomicStructure/schrodinger.htm



The Atom

http://www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer.php?mid=51
http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~acarpi/NSC/3-atoms.htm


TEAM REQUIREMENTS

Your team is responsible for completing various tasks. Find your team number below. All information must be added to the proper class wiki page (Major Player, Other Scientists, and Important Questions) by the required completion date. In addition, each team should help create a “History of the Atom Timeline” by adding your information at the top of THIS page (scientist's name, date of discovery, and summary of major contribution).


Team
Major Players
Other Scientist
Add Visuals of model of Atom/contribution
Important Questions
Create Test Questions
Team 1
Dalton
Schrodinger
Millikan
1
Bohr
Team 2
Dalton
Heisenberg
Bohr
2
Thomson
Team 3
Thomson
Schrodinger
Bohr
3
Dalton
Team 4
Thomson
Heisenberg
Rutherford
4
Bohr
Team 5
Rutherford
Millikan
Bohr
5
Dalton
Team 6
Rutherford
Democritus
Dalton
6
Thomson
Team 7
Bohr
Chadwick
Thomson
7
Rutherford
Team 8
Bohr
DeBroglie
Thomson
8
Rutherford
Team 9
Bohr
Millikan
Rutherford
9
Other Scientists